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(No Model.) J. P. BROOK.

Fence.

No. 238,562. Patentd March 8,1881.

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RLPHER, WAsmNGmu o C UNITED STATES PATENT @TTTeie.

JOHN P. BROOK, OF ASHLAND, NEBRASKA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,562, dated March 8,1881. Application filed January 17, 1881. (No model.)

1' 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN P. BROOK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county ofSaunders and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in portable fences; and itconsists 1n the peculiar construction and arrangement of the severalparts, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of fencearranged on a level surface. Fig. 2 shows the fence arranged over thetop of a hill. Fig. 3 shows the arrangement in crossing a depression.Fig. 4 shows the sill brace rods and bolts for holding the braces to thepanels. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of a panel of fence placed on a levelsurface, and Fig. 6 shows an end elevation of a panel placed on ahillside.

a is the sill, which supports the panels off the ground. It is providedwith a rectangular notch, o,formed on its npperside and aboutequidistantfrom the ends. The notch a is made long enough so that theends oftwo adjacent panels can be set in it side by side. The sill isalso provided with a series of horizontal holes, a put through it atsuitable distances apart and arranged on opposite sides of thepanelnotch a.

b b are brace-wires, which are made of the ordinary fence-wire, the endsof which may be readily bent to form eyes, or are made of two stiffrods, which are provided on both their ends with eyes, so that they maybe readily attached to bolts 0 b put through the panels and through thesill, as shown. The bolts b can be readily taken out of one of the holesin the sill and put in another, so that the feet or lower ends of thebraces can be set farther away or nearer to the panels, as may bedesired.

0 c are the panels, made part of wood and part of barbed wire. Eachpanel is formed of the end battens, c, the central inclined battens, 0and the boards 0 and the wires 0 The boards 0 are arranged to form thelower part of the panel. The end battens are extended above the topboard to the proper height for the fence, and serve as posts, to whichthe ends of the wires are attached. I employ, by preference, only onebatten on each end of the panel, and in setting up the fence the panelsare placed so as to bring the battens on the outside, with the ends ofthe boards of the adjacent panels slightly overlapping and teaching eachother. Each panel is provided with a series of bolt-holes, (I,correspondingly arranged so that the bolt b can be inserted through bothpanels at any desired place. The panels are made part of wire, as shown,the barbed wire being arranged at the top of the battens, as shown. Bythis construction I am enabled to furnish a portable wire fence whichmay be set up in any desired fence, and at the same time secure all theadvantages of the ordinary board fence as a protection against thetrespassing of hogs or sheep.

In arranging the fence on a. level surface the ends of both adjacentpanels are placed side by side in the notch a in the sill a, as shown inFig. 1, and the braces 12 b can be set at any incline deemed necessaryto sustain the fence in an upright position. The braces may be set at agreater or less incline by placing the bolts 1) b in holes adapted tothe proper position. In going over the top of a hill the panels arearranged as shown in Fig. 2, and the weight of both is sustained by asingle sill. In crossing a depression in the surface I prefer to employtwo sills, one under each panel. The lower ends of the panels beingseparated, as shown in Fig. 3, both should be supported. It is notnecessary, however, to employ but one set of braces, the additional sillbeing used simply to bear the weight of the panel and relieve the strainon the bolt b In adjusting my fence to elevations or depressions of thesurface the panels turn freely on the upper holt, b and permit of anydesired inelinatioifto be given to the panels.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the panels supported on a hillside. The sill liesflat on the surface, while the adjustment necessary to bring the panelsto a vertical position is effected by the movement of the braces b b, asshown.

This fence is light, easily moved from place to place, and can bequickly set up. WVhen set up it is staunch and firm.

If desired, the sills can be provided with suitable means whereby theycan be staked to the ground in the well-known manner.

H avin g described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a portable fence, the combination of the base at, having a panelnotch or rest, a, and a series of bolt-holes, (o in its opposite ends,with the adjustable braces I) b, and the movable bolts 19b allconstructed and adapted to support the panels of the fence-sills,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In aportable fence,the combination of the panels 0 0, provided with aseries of corresponding bolt-holes in their end battens, and

the movable bolts 1) b the single pair of braces I) I), and theconnecting-bar for closing the gap formed between the lower ends of thepanels when the fence is set across a depression in the surface of theground, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,on this 11th day of January, 1881.

JOHN P. BROOK.

Witnesses:

J OSEPE ARNOLD, S. L. SEARS.

